Word · Frequency #15092
limousine
豪华轿车；加长豪华轿车
a large luxurious car, usually driven by a chauffeur
- 1.
An automobile body with seats and permanent top like a coupe, and with the top projecting over the driver and a projecting front.
- 2.
large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
大型豪华轿车,通常由司机驾驶
- 3.
An automobile with such a body.
- 4.
A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur.
- 5.
An automobile for transportation to or from an airport, including sedans, vans, and buses.
大型豪华轿车,通常由司机驾驶；轿车
In use
The bride and groom arrived at the church in a white limousine.
The company hired a limousine to take the clients to the airport.
Several black limousines were parked outside the hotel waiting for the celebrities.
a stretch limousine
stretch 意为“加长的”，常用于婚礼、庆典等场合。
They rented a stretch limousine for the prom.
他们为毕业舞会租了一辆加长豪华轿车。
travel by limousine
表示交通方式时，by 后通常不加冠词。
The guests arrived at the hotel by limousine.
客人乘坐豪华轿车到达酒店。
a chauffeur-driven limousine
chauffeur-driven 指配有专职司机的，强调乘坐者不必自己开车。
Connections
Collocations
- stretch limousine
- 加长豪华轿车
- They rented a stretch limousine for prom night.他们为毕业舞会租了一辆加长豪华轿车。
- chauffeur-driven limousine
- 专职司机驾驶的豪华轿车
- The CEO arrived in a chauffeur-driven limousine.首席执行官乘坐一辆由专职司机驾驶的豪华轿车到达。
- hire a limousine
- 租用豪华轿车
- We decided to hire a limousine for the wedding.我们决定为婚礼租一辆豪华轿车。
- limousine service
- 豪华轿车服务
- The hotel offers a limousine service to the airport.这家酒店提供前往机场的豪华轿车服务。
- presidential limousine
- 总统专车
- The presidential limousine is heavily armored.总统专车装甲严密。
- arrive in a limousine
Learner notes
Memory Tip
limousine 听起来像“里么辛”，想象戴白手套的司机为你拉开加长豪华轿车的车门。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：商务出行、机场接送、婚礼庆典 “limousine” 通常指豪华轿车，多用于正式或较尊贵的场合，如商务接驳、机场接送或婚礼庆典，但日常口语中也会使用，整体语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
magazine (and, in most accents, machine and gasoline) rhymes with limousine, sharing the final /-iːn/ sound. discipline and line are spelling lookalikes with different vowel sounds: /-ɪn/ and /-aɪn/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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